The recent booking of country-style crooner Lee Greenwood to play Chevy Court at the 2023 New York State Fair is disturbing in that the Fair is calling his Armed Forces Day appearance “patriotic.” Greenwood has tried to sell himself as a great patriot by hyping his syrupy ballad, “God Bless the USA.” One song does not a patriot make, especially when the singer has repeatedly cozied up to the treasonous political pariah who brought you ethnic hatred, shady deals, election fraud, a boatload of self-serving lies and an attempted coup.
No true patriot would stand on stage in support of Mango Mussolini. Flag waving and lyrics claiming to “love this land” ring hollow in the presence of the most corrupt president in American history. It’s appalling that, just as some of this demagogue’s supporters call themselves Christians, Greenwood calls himself a patriot.
It’s fair to wonder how the honorees on Armed Forces Day feel about Greenwood’s hero, the guy who wants to pardon the hundreds of convicted felons who brutally attacked law enforcement officers and trashed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Don’t forget that the draft-dodging, former psychopath-in-chief called military personnel “Losers.”
Greenwood doesn’t even need this gig. He can get plenty of work playing rallies for his favorite future inmate. If the Fair wants to bring him in to sing his bland repertoire, they certainly can. Just don’t be fooled into thinking that his most famous song makes him a patriot. He’s far from it.
